diff --git a/docker/blocks/collectd/collectd.conf.tpl b/docker/blocks/collectd/collectd.conf.tpl
index 8b260ebac86..69b019007fb 100644
--- a/docker/blocks/collectd/collectd.conf.tpl
+++ b/docker/blocks/collectd/collectd.conf.tpl
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ LoadPlugin write_graphite
 LoadPlugin processes
 LoadPlugin aggregation
 LoadPlugin match_regex
+# LoadPlugin memcached
 
 <Plugin df>
   # expose host's mounts into container using -v /:/host:ro  (location inside container does not matter much)
@@ -72,6 +73,11 @@ LoadPlugin match_regex
   IgnoreSelected true
 </Plugin>
 
+# <Plugin "memcached">
+#   Host "memcached"
+#   Port "11211"
+# </Plugin>
+
 <Chain "PostCache">
   <Rule>
     <Match regex>
diff --git a/docker/blocks/collectd/fig b/docker/blocks/collectd/fig
index 99f45a66d12..6c2e7e25893 100644
--- a/docker/blocks/collectd/fig
+++ b/docker/blocks/collectd/fig
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ collectd:
     COLLECT_INTERVAL: 10
   links:
     - graphite
+    - memcached
diff --git a/docker/blocks/memcached/fig b/docker/blocks/memcached/fig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a0da9df2bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/blocks/memcached/fig
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+memcached:
+  image: memcached:latest
+  ports:
+    - "11211:11211"
+